I've got a 1986 CJ7 that I've been working on for a while now. I have put a fiberglass body on it and tore out the old engine compartment wiring. I have been trying to get the Jeep wired back up but its been frustrating.

I'm looking for recommendations for a garage or a guy who can bring this Jeep to completion.

Here are some details of what needs to be done:

~ Wiring in fiberglass body and dash is in tact, but it was a used body and appears to be a birds nest.
~ Fuse box is installed and comes through to the engine compartment.
~ I took off the stock carb, ignition, and all the extra components in the engine compartment. I installed a ground bar and tried to get a termianl strip started for the wiring.
~ MSD ignition box mounted and wired. Holly carb installed with choke.
~ Motor will start but I have issues (turn off key and motor keeps running, proper exciter wire required with diode on the alternator (maybe), battery drains over night).
~ Lights don't work
~ The connector on the steering column doesn't match up with the wiring that came with the used body.
~ etc.

I'm thinking about getting a "Painless" and starting over, but wanted to see if there are any suggestions if I wanted to hire this work out.

Does the steering wheel connector really not fit? Like completely incompatible? Sometimes, if its the long flat GM style connector, one side ends up looking bigger, like there's wires missing or extra pins, but it plugs in.....

Does the steering wheel connector really not fit? Like completely incompatible? Sometimes, if its the long flat GM style connector, one side ends up looking bigger, like there's wires missing or extra pins, but it plugs in.....

I did try pushing the connectors together and they will snap together. However, like you said, there is a mis-match in the number of wires/pins.